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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
NOTICE or coNpEMHAr1oH

NOTICE is hereby given that we, the under
~ signed commissioners, thereunto duly ap-
pointed by the Honorable c. W. Ellis, Judge
OF the District Court of Barber county, Kan
proceed to lay OF, according to law, for the
Inc chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad
company, along the line of its proposed road
as located through Mingona and Lake City
townships, in the county of Barber route for
said proposed railroad, not exceeding one hum
cuttings and entertainments it shall be neces-
sary to take more for the proper construction
and security OF the road through as much of
the said townships, in said county, as may be
desired by said company, and also such lands
as may be deemed necessary for side-tracks
depots, workshops, waller stations, material for
construction, except timber, the right of way
over ad1accuf lands sufficient to enable such
company to construct and repair its road and
stations, and right to conduct water by aoue-
ducts, and the right of making proper drains,
ana Will carefully survey and carefully ascer-
tam the quantity of land necessary for such
purposes, out of each Quarter-section or other
lot OF land through which id route, side-tracks
etc. Is so located and appraise the value of such
portion of any such quarter section or other
lot OF land, and assess the damages thereto;
and when we shall ascertain that such portion
OF SUCH quarter-sectiOn or lot belongs to diff
ferent owners, we will appraise tn value and
assess the damages of each such owners in
tercst We Will commence to lay of said
route, sidetracks. etc, as aforesaid on tho
line of said company's railroad. as located. at
the east line of said Mingona township in said
county, on said day. and will adjourn from
time to time until our labors in this behalf are
completed.
Dated this, 5th day of February, A. D., 1887.
S. X. w. FIELD,
X. A. CAMERON,
T. l.. O'BRYAN,
81 Commissioners
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

not served his country. He is not a
public servant. He was not Compelled
to farm, in fact he had no business to
be farmer. A man who raises corn
and hogs until he grows old and blind,
IS Clearly not entitled to pension. but
the fellow who stands OH the street
corner, knocking weak men down and
dragging drunken men to the cooler is
just as clearly, on the other hand the
proper object of a pension.
The general tendency is in the direc-
ton OF pensions. 1t is proposed to pen
sion our presidents and retire them af-
ter the expiration of their term of penal
servltude, with a good round sum, S25,-
goo per annum or something less. The
judges OF our supreme court of injus-
tice retire from the bench to the enjoy
ment of a well earned pension. This
rule should apply to all officials. ma
tlonal, state, county and city. Every
official retiring from public service af-
ter one or more terms should retire in
to a pension large enough to satisfy the
tastes acquired while in official life. 1t
is humiliating sight to see a consta-
BILE, for instance, leaving his Office fol-
the farm, the field or the saloon.
There is crank occasionally met
with, who insists that the day laboreI
who works for an honest living. the
mechanics who fill the world with their
handwOrk and the works of their gen.
ius, the merchant, the farmer and all
other producers serve the public, per-
haps in better sense than do the po-
licemen with the billys and their guns,
and that when old age and debility ov-
ertake them they are fully as much
entitled to pension from rich and
affiuent government as any official is.
But these cranks are knocked on the
head when found.
We see the millennial day approach
ing when every man will be an Office
holder, or pension holder.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
PENSIONS.

In these days, when the country is
wild on the subject of pensions-when
there is disposition to make richer
tile rich widows of dead presidents,
generals and statesmen-it is refresli-
ing to find even one word of protest
against reckless expenditure of the
peoples money. The following, from
the Wichita Beacon, is particularly in
teresting just now:
The policemen of Illinois will en-
deaYOr TO secure the passage of a law
this winter providing for retiring police
officers after certain length of service
on pension and TO pension, those be-
coming disabled in the service. 1t is
no doubt the correct thing TO do. The
police service, like all other public SER
vice. is most obnoxious and lHksOme to
the independent free and American
sovereign. He does not willingly be-
come servant even of the people, and
he is forced by the pressure of circum-
stances, ct al, into the acceptance and
performance of the mental duties. it Is
nothing but just that when he becomes
too old or gets hurt he should be taken
care OF by his masters, the people, with
pension. There is evidently grow
ing disposition manifested by the peO-
Pile, through their liberal minded and
generous representatives, to provide all
Office holders with an adequate pension.
If a policeman, a judge, or a general,
or other official ServitOrS had the liberty
of choosing TO serve the people and be-
come public servants of their own free
will, as the people have TO chose their
avocatiOns in life, there would be no
reason to pension them when they be-
come disabled.
a farmer and serves his country as such,
adding to its wealth, health and pros
perity, and is kicked by q mule, or 9TH
erwise disabled, or If he should work
seventeen hours day till old age and
general debility Oyertakes him, be does
not thereby earn pension. He has
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
MRS. I. u. O'BRYAN,
Secretary Ladies Aid Society
ThQnka


EDITORS INDEX: Last Thursday even
ing a company of sixty persons entered
our house, and after setting sumptu-
Gus supper, and spending a most pleas
ant evening, departed, leaving behind
them more than $40 worth of goods and
chattels and such, together with much
more than this In the way of the pre-
clous memories revived. Although our
public labors here are done, it is pleas
ant to know that, after residence of
so many toilsome years, we are still re-
membered. This will be an oasis in
the desert of life, to be remembered
and cherished as long as life endures;
and the least we can do-and this, we
feel, falls far short of the marks to
thus publicly tender to all our friends,
and especially to the generous donors,
our most sincere thanks.
A. II. MULKEY,
JOSIE MULKEY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

A report comes from Washington
that n scheme is on foot by the ultra
silver men, to impeach Secretary Man
ming for disrogarding the law providing
for the coinage of silver. We believe
that nothing will come of the threat,
and at the same time we have no tears
to shed over Mr.. Manning's retirement
from the cabinet. We do not believe
any man so much In sympathy with the
mOnied interests of Wall street should
be- allowed to remain in the cabinet.
That interest Is in direct conflict with
every important industry Of the west,
and we are for the west first, last and
All the TIM.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

a sensational report was published
the other day in the Boston Globe to
the effect that the wife 0f George Ora
ham, who was mobbed and hung at
Springfield, Mo-, last year, is yet alive
and living out west, 1t will be remem-
berod that what were supposed to be
her remains we're found in an old well,
and Graham afterward confessed to.
having murdered the woman. The
last development is likely a lie. gotten
up 10y some cranky admirer Of Mrs
Malloy, who is under indictment for
completely in the murder of Mrs.
Graham.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
Llffla Mula Crack

We had nice rain Saturday night.
-. Mr.. F. Bowman, who was married
about three months ago to Mrs. Lane,
has separated from her. Friends feel
sorry for the departure. !. We have had
two railroad surveys up Little Mule
creek, one from the east, and one from
the Lodge. The people of Elwood town.
ship will vote bonds to some good rail-
road that will come up the creek, and
Will give the company all the land it
wants for town site.. >. C. S. Durbin,
the builder of the Brad Smith school
house, has it nearly completed. 1t il
said to be the best put up house in FL
wood township It is 24x34 feet, and
cost 500. f.. There will be an oyster
supper at T. A. Shumate's on Wednes-
day night. G.. s. Purcival has COM
menced stirring his corn land. He and
his brother will have 100 acres in corn
this season. We wish them a good
crop. The dance at III. Reams' was
not very successful one. w. BIC.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The operation of the prohibitory law
in Atlanta is summed up by the Even
ing Capital of that city in the state
ment that whisky and beer are sold
almost as much as ever, only the city
gets nothing for it," That is the gen.
eral result neutrality-suspicious., in
stead of stopping the sale of liquor,
merely drives the traffic into dangerous
secrecy and and deprives the public of
revenue, which collected under high
license laws and properly disbursed,
would bring the business under the
control of protective restriction.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
THE NER RULINGS.

There no longer appears to be any
doubt that a claimant on Usage Indian
Trust and Diminished Reserve lands,
the only public lands IN Barber county,
can prove up their claims without show
ing six months continuous residence
and cultivation. 1t is only necessary,
it appears, under the recent decision of
Acting Secretary Muldrow, that the
claimant shall have the qualifications
of pre-emptor, and that he shall salts
factorily establish his good faith.
However, final proof cannot be made
until six months after filing and entry.
These conclusions are arrived at af-
ter reading the following letter to the
officials of the Garden City land office:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. %,
Register and Receirer, Garden City,
Kansas: The secretary's decision OH the
Usage entries make no change in exist
ing regulations except that good faith
and settlement shall be determined
without respect to six months residence.
Filing, publication and payment is re-
quired as before, and proofs must be
made OH the present forms.
w. a. j. SPARKS,
Commissioner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The president has approved the inter
state commerce bill, and 1t will be in
operation in sixty days. The indica-
tiOns are that the commissioners who
are TO carry into effect the provisions
of tho bill, will rot be appointed until
after March 4th, when the present con.
gress will expire, as the president is
anxious to appoint at least one commits.
sioner from the members who will re-
tire. It will likely be Morrison, OF
IiliuOia
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim and
that said proof will be made before the clerk
District Court of Barber county, Kansas at
Medicine Lodge, on Tuesday April 5, 1887, viz:
"a. and ne u ofn-w "a sec 20, twp 80 south, of
range ii west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton of said land, viz:
Francis himberling, Charles Kimberling
William Henry, John Henry, all of Hazel
ton, Barber county, Kans.
81 &c w. Il. BROWNLEF. Register
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
A Card of Thanka

EDITOR INDEX: Permit me, through
your columns, to express, in behalf of
the Ladies Aid Society of the NJ E.
church, our sense of obligation to Mrs.
L. l.. o Bryan, for her voluntary labors
in her successful management of the
play, The Last Loaf, !" which gave such
great satisfaction to all who witnessed
1t. MRS. w. II. GILLIAN,
Pres't. Ladies AID Society.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Yesterday was the day announced for
the hanging Of the two Seminole In
dians at Wichita; but the president
granted a respite until the 4Lh Of March.
The two Indians, John Washington and
Simeon Wolf had been convicted of
rape. a strong effort is now being
made to have their punishment charged
10 Imprisonment.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Harper Sentinel: We have seen a
tongs- legged and tongs-headed dude
standing laughing at an honest old citi
zen and making alleged witty remarks
about his questionable or awkward
dress, when the same old citizen has
more nobility and manliDess of charac-
ter, more honestly, integrity, everyday
horse sense and good citizenship in a
bunion on his big toe than that dude
has in his entire carcass.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

G. NJ. Clay, of Kentucky. in n letter
20 the president, says il is better to have
pleuro-pneumonia, smallpox and chol-
era spread over the United States than
TO suffer the ravages which will result
from the importation of Australian
rabbits.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Major Sims has completed the COM
PilatiOn of the census of the state and
finds that on March /, Kansas had a
population Of ,26S 900. AT this rate of
increase Kansas will have a population
of 1900, 600 inhabitants i'm 1870.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Lieut.. Peter Campbell, who had
charge Of the troops at Kiowa in 1880,
shot himself at Leavenworth last week,
in consequence of court martial
which was about to try him for negli.
gsnce in the settlement Of accounts
made there.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

There are serious and frequent ques-
tions propounded by the Leavenworth
Standard: What Will all the elegant
saloons in Kansas City do when Mis-
souri, has prohibition2 Where will the
Kansas prohibltionists get their liq-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

A fearful train wreck occurred Sat.
urday morning on the Central Vermont
railroad, near Woodstock. a broken
mil caused the train to leave the track
and plunge into deep ravine. Sixty
persons were crushed or burned to
death.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
Land Office at Larned Kans. Feb. 1. 1887.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
ERIK of District Court of Barber county,
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge, on March 81, 1887,
VIZ; John O. Blaekwood, for the @ u s-w u
sec III, ne 4 NV sec IA, twp 30, range 10.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz:
Douglass, William Douglass, Lewis
Frame, f Grigsby, all of Elm Mills, Barber
counly, Kansas.
81 42c+ w r. BROwNIEF Register
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
Card of Thanks

ED. INDEX: We desire to extend our
hearty thanks to Col. Mills for the gen.
erous donation of his opera hall, for the
rendition of the play, 1.-The Last Loaf, -
on Monday and Tuesday evenings of
last week. We desire also, in the same
connection, to make special mention of
all the performers, musicians, and city
editors, as well as the general public,
who aided in making the play the sue
cess that it proved to be.
MRS. 7. L. O'BRYAN.
SQarQf a6iac Al
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Missouri house of representa-
tives Is in favor of submitting a prohi-
bitory amendment TO the constitution,
while the senate is in favor of high hc-
ense. Foolish house and sensible SEN
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
Land Office at Larned, Kans. Feb. l. 1857.

1Suhu Oulce at LdTueu, hdHS. req. 1, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before tt q
Clerk of the District Court of Barber county,
Kansas, at Medicine Lodge, on March %, 1887
VIZ: stephen Slane, for the NV y ne sec
20. twp 81, range II.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, VIZ:
William Ellison, James Woodruff, william
= Williams, l. Jessup. all of Medicine Lodge.
Barber county, Kansas.
Also John Excl, d 12457, for the &c u
sec ", s-w NV t, NV s-w sec q, twp 81,
range IA west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz:
friedrich Arnholtz, iHeinrick ALI, Robert
Eckert, John Frahlick all of Medicine Lodge,
Barber county, Kansas.
81 42c W. R. BRowNLEE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The bill which has passed the United
States senate torefund the direct tax"
will, If it passes the house, give this
state S7l,7l3. The direct tax was levied
at the outbreak of the rebellion, and
was not paid by the rebellious states
then or since. To equalize the matter
il is nowproposed to refund the amount
t0 those states which did pay. A good
many lawyers always believed that the
levy was unconstitutional.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

A1'III OIIIOO ut dIIIVOI' hdHS. JUL -, 1881.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of herintentfon
20 make nnal proof in support of her claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Probate Judge. at Medicine Lodge. Kansas,
on March Fl, 1887, viz: Melissa Smith, ID 8
E6S4, for the NV i see s. twp 81. range Ia
She names the following witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton of said land viz:
John Crowdus. John McGanthey. James
a Williams, Hugh Walters, all of Lake City,
Also Joseph Zimmerman, D 1875. for the
q ne a, W y Sc sec IL, twp ~ south, of
range Il west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Pat Larkin, G A Floh- w Greer, VIM Pal
mer all of Deerhead, Kansas.
31r42 c w. X. BRowNLEE, Register
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
The ladies Ala Society.

The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ. E
church will meet with Mrs. w. w
Cook, next Friday at o'clock, p. m
AS there will be but two more meetings
of the society this year, all are request.
ed to be present.
MRS. 7. l.. O'BRYAN, Secretary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made before the
clerk of the district court of Barber county,
Kansas at Medicine Lodge, on March 10, 1887,
viz: James Q. Wheat, for the s ne NV i
ne section 10, s-w 4 Sc y section Is, twp g.
range Is.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton of said land. viz:
Robert Wheelock, William Brown, Lewis
Utman, John Conant, all of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
81 pa W. R RROwNIEE Register
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

4SV14N1 V OV4N 41L2O1O1kDs
0EALED PROPOSALS will be received a,
~ the office of the County Superintendent of
Public Instruction, until II o'clock noon, on
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1887,
for the building of Frame School House
twenty by thirty feet, in District No. 81, eight
miles southwest of Medicine Lodge. Each bid
must be accompanied by a good bond, with Sc
curity for the faithful performance of the con-
tract, should it be awarded. The contractor
will be expected to furnish all material. Plans
and specifications of the building may be seen
at the office of the County Superintendent on
saturday, February 18th. and until the date the
bids will be received. The directors reserve
the privilege of rejecting any or all bids
II. &. BARNETT, Director
HI. PARKER, Treasurer.
c. l.. SWARTZ, Clerk.
Medicine Lodge, Feb. Q, 1887 81
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Land Once at wichita, Kans., Feb. 4, 1887.

Land Off,ce at wichita, Kans., Feb. 4, 1887.
Notice IL hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Probate Judge of Barber county, Kansas at
Medicine Lodge, Kansas, on March 81, 1887,
viz: Andrew X. Tennent, for the s-w ne u ,
Sc NV t. and y s-w sec 10, twp 80 south,
range 10 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Fred Reynolds, Holden Reynolds, Ed Cor
man, James NJ McCracken, all of Hazelton,
Barber county, Kansas.
1890 FRANK DALE Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Garden City Irrigator has been
merged into the Finney County Demo
crat, and the new editors and proprie.
trEs are Messrs Talbot Il Barlow, late
Of Robinson.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Winfield Telegram says that a
Wichita minister who is conducting
revival of religion down there has taken
an option on piece of Winfield proper
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

LHnu OIhce at Larned, kans. Feb. !, 1877.
Notice fs hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
ana that said proof will be made before H. II
Hardy, Probate Judge, at Medicine Lodge
Kansas, on March 81, 1877, viz: Joseph p. Ell
nngton, for the ne s-w Z, sc NV \, s-w
4 No <, and n-w Sc = sec 26, twp 81, range
he names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land, viz:
WP Lacy, ID Pherigo, A E McElwain. James
Williams, all of Lake City, Kansas
81 ~ w. X. BRowNLEE, Register
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Kansas house OF representatives
has agreed to pass bill limiting the
amount Of aid that can be voted by q
county or township, to $1,000 per mile.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Standard says: The fight upon
Leavenworth is being made by politi-
cal frauds and hypocrites.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Indiana legislature has elected
Judge Turpie United States senator.
The republicans declare that he shall
not take his seat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The Kansas legislature last week
passed resolutions complimentary Of
Senator ingalls, on his recent bitter
speech against England.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Grover Cleveland and Fitzhugh
Lee" is Que TICKET suggested for 1888.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The democratic members of the Kan
Sas legislature are nearly unanimous
tor the "a. nomination of Mr.. Cleveland.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Maj. Wright, of Carrollton, Mo-. has
been appointed chief justice of Arizona
Territory.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

The second trial Of the wyandotte
train wreckers will occur at Paola,
kans., Feb. 2kst.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Newton citizens are taking steps to
secure the morning press reports. 1t
will cost them 81, 800 per annum.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-02-09

Salina Is boring for coal. The city is
to pay $500 for the sinking of n shaft,
! so feet.